[Dixielandjazz] FW: Louis Armstrong

[Jim Kashishian]

Eric wrote:
>On page 292 his recording of 'The Music Goes Round and Around'  is
described
thus:  ...he plays two high happy choruses with an easy swing, free of
half-valving and other excesses. In the third bar he introduces a sawtoothed
fillip on the first beat, a parallel one on the fourth beat, once again
shifting the meter, and follows this with a dark, woody downward plunge,
which contrast neatly with the airy paraphrase of the previous chorus.

Eric continues:
>I am no stranger to the beautiful English language, but have difficulty in
understanding the terms 'sawtoothed fillip' and 'airy paraphrase' in the
context of a jazz solo.


It sounds, Eric, like what you read on the back of some bottles of wine,
referring to all the tastes & feelings you should be receiving while
knocking back the red stuff!   "A dark, woody, downward plunge." 

Jim